Totally different. In fact, they're the exact examples the OP gave, a P226 and a G26. Although, I do carry the P226 on occasion.

I carry a P239 in 357 Sig; my nightstand has a P227 and the wife's nightstand has a GP100 in 38 spl

Glock 41 w TLR on nightstand
Glock 26 Gen4 for carry

My home defense gun is a Ruger P89 that I shoot really well. I usually carry a G43.

Not even remotely the same, other than caliber. EDC is 99% a 1911 4.25" or 5" and nightstand is an H&K Mark 23 with an Osprey Can and a 5.56 SBR close by.

G34 is usually in the gun vault beside the bed.
Carry gun changes occasionally. G19, beretta centurion, p320 and sometimes the g34 gets carried. I always have my p380 in the pocket as a backup.

I voted "same pistol" - Springfield XDM 9mm - but there are a couple of caveats. One (minor), for nightstand duty it has a light mounted on it where it doesn't for CC. Two, as soon as I get around to picking up a good railed 1911 in .45, that will inherit the WML and become the nightstand gun.

I also usually keep either an AR or a shotgun leaning beside the bed. The pistol is really just in case things happen too fast for me to grab the long gun.

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Originally posted by jljones:
They are the same, because they are the same gun. I don't have a "NIGHT STAND GUN". I take whatever pistol I'm carrying that day, and I snap a light on it. It's usually a 2.0 Compact. Sometimes, if I work late, I just put my Gen5 G17 with light on the table.

^^^ This, without all the Glock stuff.

Night Stand: S&W Governor W/ all 2 1/2" .410 shells (Winchester PDX1)

EDC: Sig P229 /.357 Sig

Nightstand. Walter ppq 5” with tlr1.

Carry p365x with rmr cc

I carry a 4.25” 1911 EDC, that’s what’s beside the bed.

I don't know if I posted before, but since this thread has been resurrected, G17 in the night stand & G19 or G19X carry. Sometimes I'll switch up with a P226 or M11-A1 for carry, but mostly it's the G19.

FNX-45 carry
FNX-45 Tactical with light and sight nightstand
Both with 230gr. jacketed HP

Staccato C2 to carry and a Staccato P on the nightstand…although they’re both actually on the nightstand at the end of the day.

Aside from size and a 16 round mag vs a 20 round mag in the gun and a Surefire vs. a Streamlight, functionally identical.

What a difference a few years makes. Since I last answered this my carry and hd set up have been re evaluated.
I shoot a 5" M&P in competition, keep the 4.25" with wml on the nightstand and carry the 3.6" compact.

P365 for EDC. Glock G30 for nighttime home defense.

I may have already said it here... simple...

Sig P239 in 357 sig... by the bed and then four others in various places around the home.

A G17 by the bed and a G43 for carry. Close by I have a Benelli. I also keep a S&W .380 Shield in the kitchen.

Same gun.

Ditto - same pistol